Radical 亠

10 strokes

離

brain (654b) + rump (654c) = distant from 离

This also means “to depart”.

离开 (85) líkāi to depart

[离别 (79) líbié bid farewell]

“The brain and rump of a giraffe are very distant from each other.” / To demonstrate, the fairy pokes the giraffe in the rump with her wand. “Now let’s see how long he takes to leap up in surprise.”

shears 乂 (25a) + pit 凵 (626a) = terrible 凶

If you’ve dropped your shears down the pit, that’s terrible. (You’ll have to use scissors to cut the grass now!) / [No pronunciation needed]

lid 亠 (25b) + terrible 凶 (654a) = brain

“Removing this lid will have terrible consequences,” says the notice on a cask containing a brain (as it will die if exposed to the air). / [No pronunciation needed]

cocoon 厶 (34a) + outer limits 冂 (160a) = rump

In the outer limits caterpillars make their cocoons on the rump of cattle (to keep them warm). / [No pronunciation needed]